secretary of defense

President Obama’s secretary of defense nominee has been depicted in the media as the un-Chuck Hagel. Yet on Israel policy, Carter would represent more continuity than change should he be confirmed. More ▸

Even as critics intensify their efforts to depict him as unfit to protect the U.S.-Israel relationship, Chuck Hagel has convinced several of the most prominent Jewish Democratic lawmakers to endorse his nomination to lead the Pentagon. More ▸

The combination of White House outreach and pro-Israel reluctance to take on a president, as well as pushback by Jewish liberals, appears to have diminished Jewish resistance to Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary. More ▸